Mo Ibrahim
Mo Ibrahim
Dr Mohamed "Mo" Ibrahimis a Sudanese-British mobile communications entrepreneur and billionaire. He worked for several other telecommunications companies before founding Celtel, which when sold had over 24 million mobile phone subscribers in 14 African countries. After selling Celtel in 2005 for $3.4 billion, he set up the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to encourage better governance in Africa, as well as creating the Mo Ibrahim Index, to evaluate nations' performance. He is also a member of the Africa Regional Advisory Board of...
NationalitySudanese
ProfessionBusinessman
CountrySudan
Mo Ibrahim quotes about
If we cannot accurately measure poverty, we surely cannot accurately measure our efforts to tackle it.
What we need in Africa is balanced development. Economic success cannot be a replacement for human rights or participation or democracy... it doesn't work.
Sudan cannot afford to be on the wrong side of history. The north and south will have to work together, but will they?
We cannot expect loyalty to an unjust regime.
The fight against Ebola cannot undermine the fight against poverty.
The Zimbabwean people, like everyone else, have a right to live in freedom and prosperity and to select their leaders through fair and democratic elections.
Educational opportunities have supported the rise of the African middle class, the professional cadre of young people who are now willing and able to contribute to Africa's future prosperity.
Far from being hopeless, Africa is full of hope and potential, maybe more so than any other continent. The challenge is to ensure that its potential is utilised.
Botswana had three successive good presidents who served their legal terms, who did well for their countries - three, not one.
Billions of dollars are thrown at African countries.
Rwanda really did take very strong steps towards development. I mean, this place is unrecognizable. There's a very good management of economy and resources - it's a success story, and that's great.
Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society.
Every man, woman and child knows about Mugabe, but people say, 'Mogae, who is that?'
Computers are very expensive and they need power, and that can be a problem in Africa.